Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rochefort | |
| Canton | Tonnay-Charente | |
| Community association | Rochefort Ocean | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 56 ′ N , 1 ° 3 ′ W | |
| height | 0-21 m | |
| surface | 20.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,186 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 58 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 17780 | |
| INSEE code | 17375 | |
| Website | http://www.saintnazairesurcharente.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente |
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Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is a French commune with 1,186 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente-Maritime in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente belongs to the Arrondissement of Rochefort and the Canton of Tonnay-Charente . The inhabitants are called Saint-Nazairiens .
geography
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is about seven kilometers west of the city center of Rochefort on the Charente , which borders the municipality to the north and east. Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée in the north, Vergeroux in the northeast, Rochefort in the east, Soubise in the southeast, Moëze in the south, Saint-Froult in the southwest and Port-des- Barques to the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 797 | 770 | 664 | 855 | 834 | 850 | 1,023 | 1,186 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
- Saint-Nazaire church
- Lupine Fortress, built in 1683, and fountain from 1676
Saint-Nazaire church
Lupine Fortress
Personalities
- Paul Bordier (1921–2003), colonial administrator
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Charente-Maritime. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-129-5 , pp. 811-813.
